Xavi said the goal was to reach the group stage in the Champions League. Here's what Ancelotti said about Real Madrid

FC Barcelona is ready to make its debut again in the UEFA Champions League. Xavi Hernandez's team is living a good moment in La Liga. The additions of Joao Felix, Joao Cancelo and Romeu have helped the Catalan team to feel motivated on the pitch. In addition, the recent performances of Lamine Yamal have given something to talk about.

The spotlight has turned their attention to the 16-year-old jewel formed in La Masia. The Spanish coach knows the importance of recruiting young talent and has shown it with key players such as Pedri, Gavi and Yamal himself. With the departure of Ansu Fati, a path opens for the forward who even debuted with the senior Spanish national team

Similarly, it should be remembered that the Spanish team was eliminated last year from the UEFA Europa League by Erik ten Hag's Manchester United. Barcelona's performances after the departure of Lionel Messi have definitely not been the best. For this reason, Joan Laporta's team wants to recover this year having a good performance in their return to the Champions League. It should be noted that Futbol Club Barcelona will face Antwerp of Belgium today in a match corresponding to Group H at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

Before the next commitments of the team, the coach Xavi Hernandez made some statements to the media and assured that the objective of the team was to pass the group stage in this edition the European Championship. It should be remembered that Hernandez won the Champions League with Barca and now as a coach he wants to repeat the goal. The last time the team lifted a Champions League was in 2015 when the La Masia player was still active. Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti also had a few words to say ahead of the Champions League debut.

The words of Carlo Ancelotti

During a press conference prior to tomorrow's match against Union Berlin, the Italian coach said that Real Madrid's goal was to overcome all instances: We want to compete until the end, reaching the quarterfinals is a goal we can achieve. In the same way, he assured that the favorites to win this edition of the Champions League is definitely Manchester City. Moreover, he assured that Union Berlin is a great team and that is why they have reached the Champions League. Finally, he assured that Luka Modric will not play tomorrow despite having an excellent relationship with him.